There was fog at night, and the water vapor spread from the Huan River and wetted the walls. Tangkou Town lies quietly on the bank of the Huan River, like the anchor of Longhu Mountain, rusty, and the wet smell of rust is connected.
"Damn, this smells like this," Lian Gounai retched twice, "How many sacrifices have been made in this town? Such a strong smell of blood!"
"No wonder Zhao Dazui kicked you out last time. He killed a green sheep in the yard last time!"
"He released the sheep's blood, okay?" Lian Gouluo felt uncomfortable with his throat, but he still wanted to argue with Qin Feng, "It's smelly and fishy. Not everyone is like you. You grew up in a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood!"
Qin Feng shrugged his shoulders indifferently, not even counting on her anymore, "Wei Xi, aren't you disgusted by the smell?"
Wei Xi's face emerged in the mist, and Lian Gouluo saw clearly that Wei Xi had a triangle scarf on his face, covering his mouth and nose tightly.
"Keep on holding on," Wei Xi's voice was not muffled. After all, the spiritual sound was not blocked. "You won't be able to smell it after a while."
Because Lian Gouyi refused to visit the county government alone at night, Wei and Qin could only give up the idea of dividing their troops into two groups tonight and follow Lian Gouyi to find out what happened.
Tangkou Town seemed like a dead city at night. There was no one on the street, and the houses shrouded in mist were rarely lit by candles. The dark night was crushing down. Fortunately, the three of them didn't have bird eyes, otherwise it would be really difficult to move tonight.
The three of them were very vigilant, because the three of them were too weak. If they were not careful, not only the soldiers in the county government, but also the barbarians who had unclear connections with the county government would be enough for them to drink.
Wei Xi is a monk who is practicing qi refining. He can count the magic formulas he knows with one hand without bending his fingers. His qi palace is so small that he can only use these few techniques a few times. Qin Feng is a monk who is practicing qi refining. But there is no need to think about magic tricks at all. He can only use his own sword - Gao Han to deal damage; Qin Feng can subdue a young man with a hook and a half in a few moves. If he encounters any danger, entering the painting can make him He escaped in time, but it was too difficult for him to save others.
Looking at it this way, it is not difficult to understand that the three of them are so cautious.
The three of them walked around to the back door of the county government office and walked along the wall, intending to find a wall for Lian Goupi to explore first.
Wei Xi is the planner of the operation. Her idea is that the rainy season will not start until five or six years after all, and the loud-mouthed waiter at the restaurant was still preparing the sacrifices last night. It seems that there is no rush to sacrifice the river.
But the magistrate who handed them the note at the county government office and the Hu man who might be an accomplice of the county magistrate (Lian Gou Na kept shouting that the old man must be having an affair with a Hu man) might have changed places after the night.
Lian Goupi went first to explore the way, and Wei and Qin followed him.
Wei Xi, who had settled the lawsuit for Qin Feng and Lian Gouji before coming out, had a headache as big as a bucket. He repeatedly told the two of them to adapt to the situation when they entered the county government office. It would be best if they could find the mysterious county magistrate. If they couldn't find it, they would collect other information.
It's not that Wei Xi doesn't have confidence in Lian Gou Pi's skills, it's just that she has never had good luck joining the Qingcheng sect, and she is quite unsure about meeting the magistrate tonight.
"Why are you not confident?" Lian Gouyi took the time to answer Wei Xi's question during the bickering with Qin Feng, "According to my many years of experience, valuable... high-ranking people all live in the main house. House, we can just touch it directly."
Wei Xi had never had any idea about the hierarchy. The sky in Tianshui Village was high and the emperor was far away, and the poor gods despised poor places. If Wei Laosan hadn't been a hunter, Wei Xi might not even have his own pants to wear.
Growing up in a place like this, Wei Xi had never been to the town much, not to mention she was mute, so most people in the village walked around her.
After joining the Qingcheng Sect, a sect with no rules from top to bottom, she didn't understand what the hierarchy was.
After all, the master of magic pledged his yard to Senior Brother Wei An.
In the end, Senior Sister Xie paid for it and redeemed it. The leader even puffed his beard and glared, saying that the most promising disciple of the Qingcheng Sect was Wei An anyway, and the position of leader would belong to Wei An sooner or later, so he should treat it as his own.
So Wei Xi humbly asked Qin Feng for confirmation.
"It stands to reason that the magistrate should live in the main house." Qin Feng replied.
Since both Qin Feng and Lian Gouyi said so, Wei Xi agreed to Lian Gouyi's plan to lead the way, entered the county government office and went straight to the largest room in the backyard.
After drilling through the chosen courtyard wall, there was only a misty moon in the backyard, lazily spreading the moonlight onto the slightly swaying white cloth.
He picked up a stone and threw it over the wall with a hook.
Wei Xi and Qin Feng got the signal. Qin Feng dismounted and folded his hands. Wei Xi stepped on her hand and managed to climb up the courtyard wall, hooking himself underneath to make room for her. Wei Xi took a deep breath and jumped down.
Qin Feng moved much faster. As soon as Wei Xi landed, he saw Qin Feng turning over from the courtyard wall.
Time was tight and the task was heavy. Wei Xi suppressed the curiosity in his heart and followed a rare serious move towards the largest and middle room.
Along the way, as Lian Goupi said, the entire county government office was hung with white cloth. These white cloths look of high quality. Tangkou Town is a town that produces gold sand. According to Wei Xi's observation, so many good quality white cloths are a bit too much for the county government to bear.
Because he didn't know what the white cloths were for, Wei Xi didn't touch them, but just looked at them carefully. These white fabrics looked very similar to the materials Qin Feng gave her to help make the middle coat.
It is neither thin nor thick, because the fog absorbs water and the wind cannot move it much.
The three of them were surprisingly light, dodging two teams of patrolling soldiers, and getting closer and closer to their target.
"It's strange," Qin Feng whispered, and Wei Xi and Lian Goului gave her an ear, "the county government actually arranged so many people to patrol the night."
"It's just a shameful thing." Lian Gouyi replied.
"Jucheng is at the foot of the emperor, and there are not so many people patrolling the houses of ordinary officials at night. How can the small county government in Tangkou Town use soldiers of this size?"
"I thought it was a consensus among the three of us that there was a problem in Tangkou Town." Lian Gouyi was serious for no more than half a quarter of an hour.
Wei Xi told them to shut up and go back to the inn to let them argue.
After so much trouble, the three of them successfully reached the main house. Thank God, there was light in the house.
The three of them got into the grass under the window. It was the hot season at this time, and the windows had cracks. The three of them looked into the house through the cracks.
Cheng County Cheng and two foreigners were sitting in the hall talking about things. Only their place had two oil lamps, and the rest of the place was dark.
Sure enough, Wei Xi thought to himself that he was quite unlucky.
You don't need to think about it to know that even Gou Ni and Qin Feng are shocked. Why did the county magistrate just occupy the place where the owner should live without doing any face-saving work?
"How is Mr. Gui's health?" The conversation unfolded to the surprise of the three of them.
The Hu man who was asked smiled and replied, "My master is in good health! I am thinking about Cheng County Cheng, and asked me to say hello to you!"
Cheng Xian Cheng laughed, his mustache trembling several times on his face, "Does Mr. Gui care about me or the gold in Tangkou Town?"
"Isn't the gold of Tangkou Town the county prime minister?" The barbarian said a few words to make the old man Cheng Xian Cheng smile.
"There is gold," Cheng Xiancheng couldn't resist the temptation in his eyes, "It's just that your Mr. Gui's business has become bigger and bigger in recent years, and he has basically taken over all the gold in Tangkou Town."
"Our master used to have a big business, but he has never met anyone like Cheng County Cheng!" The barbarian man suddenly lowered his voice, "It's not God who gives you food, he just follows others!"
Qin Feng's heart tightened when he saw the barbarian pointing his finger upward when he mentioned the word "God."
